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Ebu Outraged by Comments From Sweden's Eurovision Representative
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The head of Spanish public service reacts strongly to the EBU's admonitions to Swedish Felicia after her statement about Israel.
Swedish representative Felicia said after her victory at Melodifestivalen that she does not consider Israel's participation in Eurovision a good solution. Ebu reminded SVT that political statements are prohibited by the contest's rules.
Felicia, who is representing Sweden in Eurovision this year, said in an interview with news agency TT over the weekend that Israel should not be allowed to participate in Eurovision.
Felicia does not want Israel to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. Now the EBU is commenting on the matter for the first time. "We have been in contact with SVT to ensure
Sweden will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna by Felicia with her EDM number "My System" . Last weekend, the 24-year-old singer won the Swedish Melodifestivalen. Shortly afterwards, she made a statement about an eclat that has been going through the week since. In an interview, Felicia demanded that Israel be excluded from the ESC and said that [...]
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